West Ham United welcome AFC Bournemouth to the London Stadium for an EFL Cup second round tie on Wednesday night.
Julen Lopetegui’s tenure as West Ham boss didn’t get off to an ideal start, with the Hammers being edged out 2-1 by Aston Villa on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
However, the capital club did manage to get off the mark at the second time of asking thanks to a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
West Ham now turn their attention to the EFL Cup where they will begin their quest for glory with a home game against Bournemouth.
The Cherries have kicked off their top-flight campaign with a pair of 1-1 draws, the most recent of which was against Newcastle on Sunday, on what was profitable afternoon for our man Kevin Mac.
No Bournemouth boss has ever won a major trophy so Andoni Iraola will be keen to buck that trend by steering his side to silverware this season.
How the bookies view it: Hammers to nail down place in third round
West Ham are 23/20 favourites on Ladbrokes to come out on top inside 90 minutes.
The draw has been priced up at a best price of 14/5 on Bet 365 while Bournemouth are as big as 9/4 triumph at the London Stadium
Head to head: History favours the Hammers
West Ham United have avoided defeat in each of their last six meetings with Bournemouth. However, it’s worth noting that both meetings between the pair in the Premier League last season ended 1-1 – the same scoreline on Wednesday night can be backed at 13/2 on Bet 365.
Players to watch: Fullkrug to fire?
Niclas Fullkrug made an impact coming off the bench for West Ham during their 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Team news permitting, the German powerhouse looks an appealing prospect for an anytime strike on Wednesday night at 7/4 (Bet 365).
Luis Sinisterra is expected to come into the starting line-up for Bournemouth on Wednesday night, with the Colombian ace as big as 10/3 (Bet 365) to get on the scoresheet.
Predicted line-ups
With one eye on Saturday’s home game with Man City, West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui is expected to ring the changes on Wednesday night.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is also expected to rotate his resources on Wednesday night given the quick turnaround his side face ahead of their weekend trip to Everton.
West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell; Alavarez, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Kudus, Summerville; Fulkrug
Bournmeouth: Travers; Smith, Huijsen, Hill, Kerkez; Scott,Cook; Sinisterra, Ouattara, Anthony; Semenyo,
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Both Teams to Score is too short to side with but doubling it up alongside over 3 West Ham Corners will bolster the odds to even-money (1/1) on Bet 365.
BTTS landed in 13 of Bournemouth's 19 away games last season, not to mention the same bet has banked in their opening two games of the new campaign.
Given that West Ham were averaging north of 4.5 corners per-game last season, round off the Bet Builder by backing the hosts to hit a minimum of four flag-kicks
This English Premier League match between West Ham United and AFC Bournemouth will be played on Aug 28, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best West Ham United vs AFC Bournemouth prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Nice looking bet builder as always.
Like the look of combining all 3 in a builder on 365 @ odds of over 5’s